Dave’s House, Inc. in Sanford has received a $1,000,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta for the construction of 26 mul tifamily rental units. The grant was adminis tered through SouthState Bank.
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is giving more than $55 million in affordable housing grants, seven of which are for projects in Florida that will help fund 180 rental units and 29 own ership housing units in the state.
Through the program, more than $55 million in grant funding is being awarded to 66 afford able housing initiatives in 12 states and Washington D.C. to assist in the acquisition, con struction, rehabilitation, or preservation of more than 4,200 affordable rental and homeownership units.
“Each year, we are proud of how our member institutions leverage this annual fund to strengthen their communities and expand access to affordable housing,” said FHLBank Atlanta President and CEO Kirk Malmberg. “In total, FHLBank Atlanta contributed a record $120 mil lion this year to affordable housing and community development efforts, and across the Federal Home Loan Bank System, more than $1 billion is being deployed in 2024 to address the growing need for affordable housing nationwide.”
AHP General Funds are awarded annually through a competitive application process and distributed through FHLBank Atlanta member financial institutions. Since the program’s incep tion in 1990, FHLBank Atlanta Bank has award ed more than $921 million in General Fund grants, providing more than 138,000 housing opportunities for moderate-, low-, and very low income households.
FHLBank Atlanta’s Director of Community Investment Services Tomeka Strickland said, “We are pleased to partner with 31 member financial institutions and 57 local developers and community organizations whose commitment and dedication make it possible to bring these resources into communities. Together, we are building stronger communities, ensuring more families have a safe, affordable place to call home.”
The Bank’s Targeted Community Lending Plan and the AHP Implementation Plan will be published in January 2025 in preparation for the next AHP General Fund round to open during the second quarter of 2025. Potential applicants must work with an FHLBank Atlanta member financial institution to complete the AHP appli cation. A list of member financial institutions is available on the FHLBank Atlanta website at www.fhlbatl.com.
FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank’s members—its shareholders and customers—are commercial banks, credit unions, savings institu tions, community development financial institu tions, and insurance companies located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. FHLBank Atlanta is one of 11 district Banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Since 1990, the FHLBanks have awarded approximately $9.1 billion in Affordable Housing Program funds, assisting more than 1.2 million households
